Fines, restitution, forfeiture, etc.; criminal and traffic cases, itemized statement.
Summary
Fines, restitution, forfeiture, penalties, and other costs; criminal and traffic cases; itemized statement. Requires the clerk of the court, upon written or electronic request, to provide an itemized statement to any defendant convicted of a traffic infraction or a violation of any criminal law of the Commonwealth or of any political subdivision thereof, or found not innocent in the case of a juvenile, who is sentenced to pay a fine, restitution, forfeiture, or penalty or assessed any other costs in the circuit court or appropriate district court of his county or city at the time such fine, restitution, forfeiture, penalty, or other costs are assessed, or within a reasonable time after assessment. The bill requires the clerk to also provide an updated statement of the outstanding balances of any fines, forfeiture, and penalties, restitution and costs, or payment history upon written or electronic request of the defendant. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Signed Apr 2, 2025
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MINOR
This bill was formally approved and enacted into law as Chapter 638 of the 2025 Reconvened Session. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, which requires courts' clerks to provide defendants with itemized statements of fines, restitution, and other costs upon request.
Scope change
No substantive scope changes. The bill's applicability to defendants in criminal and traffic cases remains the same.
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Formatting and layout changes from the reenrolled version to the chaptered version, including page breaks, spacing, and header/footer adjustments. The actual legislative text and policy provisions remain identical.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025 · House of Delegates Apr 2, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 13, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
14
Committee
7
Apr 2, 2025
Signed into law
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Governor's recommendation received by House
executive
Feb 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1665ER)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (26-Y 10-N)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (88-Y 7-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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